Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-05-21
>OHE REAL ESTATE TALK.
Two Large PARKS ;o De Laid Out i'm the
>ubarb>-~euaiO- ga kreiI's New Home.

IN" aiVanc" in " Prices OF property along the
T~niryt0wn Read during JhP past year and half
has frequently been referred to in The STAR. The
recent sale II portion OF the country place owned
Iy re- AIRY Whitney affords another Illustration
81 this advance. In 5hr spring OF 1855 Secretary
whitney purchased This place which contained
LOO acres ana had large house, which he occu-
PIES Tor portion .: The summer. The price paid
was 500 per acre, which at that time was re-
Gar1eI a rather steep lirure for country prop
trty. sine that ds nearly all the property in
that Fif,;Ity ha> Chdh-ti hands The President
purchased thr t'r.-'n property. winch he lifted up
Tor hi O%d u.s. The Country cub ielScd the
hDG~s' TIA. Cui.,@ Villa property. adjoining Set
rrtarY NlI-rct'~ p...c". : hotel has been built on
th- NaTprl i'trt' ami hc extension OF NdsSachu-
Srtt~ s.NrLHy LIS t,-n Begun tulei nCr with the
purchase 81 al %" property along The lire OF the
jNrhU. 'Nt'H't'G d'Nr changes nave taken
piirr during tu-' past two yc.,r. and 81 VIXEN See
T-tIry Whitney -"ll ht O!nrr day - acres OF his
1nO sr'. hv obtained! -"r II Sl..PGU per acre. The
portion ~n.,s = thar WhicG borders GA the Tenley-
- \ tl result 81 this operation ~ftre-
tar " l.tE'y BOW h.;> country home surrounded
With =, Oi i..l,. ami - iijiOn 500 in re-
tu-u fr la, iEgr~; ,H-nt ~ SO.ttO Nv" wears ago
H. Ia. hu"c'e.. Aist'ic u gCod ;udny Improve
m"nt~ On III hos ~ ta' grounds
M r'tFc-iiNet Mr. - IL t.Diusb0rough- also
OW D. With UJ-i.f- The COLLEGE villa prOpeTTy the
Ncl'r>e anu >i.oenikrr Properties and other land
IA t-i' -4it h.''NIi altogether : t''taI Oh some
Two hundred Icre~- NJ. tp!c~noToUgh aud The
gentlemen associated with him TrupOs. Ia lay out
ld'r lti a. Iirh ii!i ~tI Yll!.. sites. they pro
lO-t L. have w.. streets aid allow iur plenty Of
l'~';n l"i't thc houses IL Will be Known EIch-
Ilt.d fam
fLcJE"F park i, 10 be laid out in the vicinity
OF iti- rlfv. mater Don Cameron. who recently
puFcl>- ~ Lty IdTn. - having il surveyed with
th-- NtN Of pDC9iTS streets through it and LAYING
49, th LAID IN villa sites. This property contains
III ayT'.~. aat lies 90 the west sid. OF the
sIn sire road. JAS beyond Brightwood and adj
Joins I- south Bl,.aA House, the country resi-
t+n"e Oi tA-t'JN. \. r. shepherd. In laying out
this Tract into pJrA ,d>tItugr viii be taken OF
tn El4-G:di features. AMI the T01uwayS viii be
"luiluE- AZ WILL D. EDOW as Norwood PARK.
~tNAT5.: CDCxREIL'S NEw RESIDENCE.
ON III" >Ou!h side Of street. near 18th street.
VI = nm. h"'Lsr from plans prepared By T. F..
Na-hhridrr. The architect. X will have basement
sad are = DTi'> 6ld Tlni,ii with SlOplng slate
rpi- !hs' irons WI BE- - leet inches wide and
Viii D. ui 'T-~r,! bricks and OF handsome de-
sign There y.ill it. Il SQUARE bay with balcony at
third story. ,i;d a prrtty gable The entrance will
have no Out-ld- tbpr~. b'lt viii b. wide archie 1
"dF Ia Tie N~JiJIit- there viii De single door
:tni A harrow NinstOG ON side. The hail viii
De- MD. and a platform staircase leads the
upper 1pvTa- AZ the S-rund-tuoT landing there is
Ltr-'- afciIcd way - the senator's private Ii
GrtTt- Prom ht' r~t-Jurs halls vide sliding doors
'J'Eel'j the two psTlyFS ami iiEIng-rUonI. From
the hall bt. t!!t- lIdn:IsOIl. dining room
J. q pretty u;jIe window Tht interior will be
handsomely hAIs jed ia oiled woods
SALES On BELAIK HEIGHTS
Hessrs. Fitch. Fox Brown report that during
the past week sales o; lots on Belair Heights
amounted JO $1,000. making the total amount OF
sales IN This >ubdi' i7ion mp 10 date 100000.